foes when he later wrote: "these [the 15th Alabama] were manly men, whom we could befriend and by no means kill, if they came our way in peace and good will". The 15th Alabama spent the remainder of the Battle of Gettysburg on the Confederate right flank, helping to secure it against Union cavalry and sharpshooters. It took no part in Pickett's Charge on July 3. Out of 644 men engaged from the 15th Alabama at the Battle of Gettysburg, the regiment lost 72 men killed, 190 wounded, and 81 missing. From Gettysburg to Appomattox Immediate aftermath Following the action at Gettysburg, the 15th Alabama was briefly engaged at Battle Mountain, Virginia, on July 17, reporting negligible losses. It then spent time recuperating and refitting in Virginia with the rest of Longstreet's corps, until being ordered west to bolster the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Braxton Bragg, which was operating in eastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia. In Tennessee During its time with Longstreet in the Army of Tennessee, the 15th Alabama participated in the following engagements: Battle of Chickamauga on September 19–20, 1863; 19 killed and 123 wounded, out of 425 engaged. Battle of Moccasin Point, Tennessee, on September 30, 1863; no losses given. Battles of Browns Ferry and Lookout Valley on October 28–29, 1863; 15 killed and 40 wounded. Battle of Campbell's Station on November 25, 1863; no losses given. Knoxville Campaign from November 17 to December 4, 1863; 6 killed and 21 wounded. Battle of Bean's Station on December 14, 1863; negligible losses. Battle of Danridge on January 24, 1864; no losses given. The 15th Alabama was the principal Confederate regiment guarding the Lookout Valley during the Union attack there; due to miscommunication between himself and three reserve regiments assigned to augment his force, Col. Oates was unable to effectively counterattack the Union force advancing up the valley from Brown's Ferry on the Tennessee River. The resulting Federal victory allowed the opening of Ulysses S. Grant's famous "Cracker Line", which contributed to the breaking of the Confederate Siege of Chattanooga. Oates himself was wounded in this battle, but later recovered and continued to lead his regiment until replaced by Alexander A. Lowther in July 1864. For its actions during the Battle of Chickamauga, the 15th was once again mentioned in dispatches, this time by Brig. Gen. Zachariah C. Deas, who wrote that the "regiment behaved with great gallantry"